Malachi 2:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMalachi 2:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם
ʼâmar
H559
to say
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מָ֑ה
mâh
H4100
what
עַ֡ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
יְהוָה֩
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הֵעִ֨יד
ʻûwd
H5749
to testify
בֵּינְךָ֜
bêyn
H996
between
וּבֵ֣ין
bêyn
H996
between
אֵ֣שֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
נְעוּרֶ֗יךָ
nâʻûwr
H5271
youth
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אַתָּה֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
בָּגַ֣דְתָּה
bâgad
H898
to betray
בָּ֔הּ
וְהִ֥יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
חֲבֶרְתְּךָ֖
chăbereth
H2278
companion
וְאֵ֥שֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
בְּרִיתֶֽךָ
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yet you say, 'Why?' Because Yahweh has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion, and the wife of your covenant.
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King James Version Public Domain
Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But you say, “For what?” Because Yahweh is a witness between you and between the wife of your youth, whom you yourself have dealt treacherously, though she your companion and the wife of your covenant.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).